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Titre :
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Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805
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Auteurs :
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Joseph Wheelan
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Type de document :
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document électronique
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Editeur :
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[S.l.] : PublicAffairs, 2003
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ISBN/ISSN/EAN :
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978-0-7867-1404-9
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Index. décimale :
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973 (Etats-Unis)
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Résumé :
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Author Joseph Wheelan has marvelously captured the story of AmericaÔÇÖs war against the Barbary pirates, our first war against terror and the nations that supported it. Two centuries ago, without congressional or public debate, the ostensibly pacifist President Thomas Jefferson launched AmericaÔÇÖs first war on foreign soil. The Barbary pirates, a Muslim enemy from Tripoli, attacked European and American merchant shipping with impunity. With telling illustrations, JeffersonÔÇÖs War traces the events surrounding the evolution of the third presidentÔÇÖs resolute belief that peace with the Barbary States, and respect from Europe, could be achieved only through the ÔÇ£medium of war.ÔÇØ Jefferson ordered the U.S. Navy to Tripoli in 1801 to repel ÔÇ£force with force.ÔÇØ The Barbary War was also a proving ground for such young officers as William Bainbridge, Stephen Decatur, Isaac Hull, and David PorterÔÇökey players in the impending War of 1812 against Great Britain. Readers who enjoy military and naval history, presidential biographies and accounts of the early American republic, will find that Joseph WheelanÔÇÖs spirited narrative of JeffersonÔÇÖs war provides an important new perspective on AmericaÔÇÖs struggles with terrorÔÇöthen and now.
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